What to do if you have pain in the middle of your chest when you sleep

If there are clear pressure points in the middle of the chest while sleeping, or if the pain is triggered or aggravated by deep breathing, coughing or chest exertion, it is usually caused by inflammation of the soft tissues around the chest, usually costochondritis or thoracic costochondritis or rapheitis, etc. In this case, oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be used to eliminate the local bacterial inflammation and relieve the pain. Generally this situation can be oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, can eliminate the local sterile inflammation at the same time, but also can relieve the symptoms of pain. In addition, you can also apply some ointments to the pain location to reduce swelling and relieve pain, dispel wind and dampness, and activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, such as pain-eliminating ointment and compound nanxing pain-relieving ointment, etc., which are able to alleviate the symptoms of pain. However, if the pain is not related to the thoracic activity, but also appears in the middle of the chest pain like squeezing sensation, also accompanied by chest tightness, palpitations and other situations, it may be a heart problem, commonly angina pectoris or myocardial infarction, this situation must immediately go to the hospital for emergency treatment. Generally, an electrocardiogram and a blood test for troponin should be done first to clarify the diagnosis, and then the relevant treatment should be done.